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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2010-01-01

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Application

Included Journals: Scopus

Volume: 9

Issue: 4

Page Number: 355-362

ISSN: 16719433

Abstract: Manufacturing of ship piping systems is one of the major production activities in shipbuilding. The schedule of pipe production has an important impact on the master schedule of shipbuilding. In this research, the ITOC concept was introduced to solve the scheduling problems of a piping factory, and an intelligent scheduling system was developed. The system, in which a product model, an operation model, a factory model, and a knowledge database of piping production were integrated, automated the planning process and production scheduling. Details of the above points were discussed. Moreover, an application of the system in a piping factory, which achieved a higher level of performance as measured by tardiness, lead time, and inventory, was demonstrated. ? 2010 Harbin Engineering University and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.